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You can buy one of the following:
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Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (HK$317,900 thousand) from source
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (HK$476,300) from source -
Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (HK$178,600) from source
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with ribena
Olympic swimming pool filled with ribena for £7,334 thousand (HK$87,330 thousand) -
1 Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (HK$27,490 thousand) from wikipedia -
1 Taxpayer funding of UK political parties
Yearly spending for policy development for £2 million (HK$23,820 thousand) from electoral_comission -
600 Houses
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (HK$2,996 thousand) from source -
1 Lunch with Sir Roger Moore and Terry Wogan
Charity Auction for Children In Need. Photo: Allan Warren. for £75 thousand (HK$893,100) from source